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Lebanon’s PM struggles to form Cabinet amid economic crisis

Lebanon’s political elite have yet to form a government despite the urgency as the country slides further into economic collapse.
Lebanese youths gather around the Revolution fist, symbol of Lebanons October 2019 uprising, after it was set on fire during clashes between anti-government protesters and supporters of former prime minister Saad Hariri, in the capital Beirut's central Martyr's square, on October 21, 2020. - Hariri resigned as premier in October 2019 in the wake of unprecedented street protests, but he is now expected to make a comeback at the helm of the next government.
Most parliamentary blocs have pledged support for Ha

France, the United States and other countries’ stances with Lebanon’s ruling class seem to be intensifying after the latter failed to form a government that would pull the country out of its deep economic crisis.

Back in 2018, Lebanon was promised an $11 billion aid package at the Conference for Economic Development and Reform through Enterprises (CEDRE) in Paris aimed at rallying international countries for investment support to boost the country’s economy. The funds from CEDRE, however, were contingent on structural reforms that were never implemented; hence, the money wasn’t given.

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